Steve Hockensmith Books in Order
Steve Hockensmith has written 35 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is Tricks (2004) and the newest is Strong Medicine (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,903 in 19 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 82–123 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,903 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
Steve Hockensmith is an American author born August 17, 1968, in Louisville, Kentucky. The catalogue holds 35 books from Tricks (2004) to Strong Medicine (2026). Series include Holmes On the Range, Nick and Tesla, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Tarot Mystery, Secret Smithsonian Adventures and the Double-A Western Detective Agency. Subjects cover mystery and detective stories, cowboys, science experiments and time travel.
How many Steve Hockensmith books are there?
Steve Hockensmith has 35 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 6 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.
Steve Hockensmith Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Steve Hockensmith books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Tricks2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 2The Big Road2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 320063041/4
- 420072921/4
- 5Dear Dr. Watson2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 6Blarney2008 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/420082841/4
- 720083041/4
- 820093071/4
- 92010–1/4
- 10Naughty2010 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/420102101/4
- 1120103041/4
- 122011–1/4
- 1320112081/4
- 14Cadaver in Chief2012 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420121441/4
- 1520132371/4
- 1620144671/4
- 172014–1/4
- 1820142541/4
- 1920142701/4
- 2020153361/4
- 212015–1/4
- 222016–1/4
- 232016641/4
- 2420163411/4
- 2520162591/4
- 262017651/4
- 2720182531/4
- 28The Death and Carnage Boy2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 29Curious Incidents2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 302023–1/4
- 312023–1/4
- 322023–1/4
- 332024–1/4
- 342024–1/4
- 352026–1/4
Steve Hockensmith series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
Steve Hockensmith books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Holmes On the Range in order
11 booksTarot Mystery in order
3 booksSecret Smithsonian Adventures in order
3 booksDouble-A Western Detective Agency in order
2 booksStandalone books
8 books8 Steve Hockensmith titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Steve Hockensmith books in order?
You only need to read Steve Hockensmith books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Steve Hockensmith
Start with the first book of the Steve Hockensmith series you want to read: Nick and Tesla starts with Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab (2013), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies starts with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2009) and Holmes on the Range Mystery starts with Holmes on the Range (2006). The earliest catalogued title overall is Tricks (2004).
What is the newest Steve Hockensmith book?
Strong Medicine (2026) is the newest Steve Hockensmith book released so far.
Is there a new Steve Hockensmith book coming?
No next Steve Hockensmith book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Steve Hockensmith at a glance
- Still publishing
- Steve Hockensmith published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Steve Hockensmith books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,903 pages across the 19 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Steve Hockensmith books, 19 of 35, were published in the 2010s.
What the Steve Hockensmith books are about
18 of the 35 Steve Hockensmith books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 6 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 6 of 18 books
- Brothers 5 of 18 books
- Brothers and sisters 5 of 18 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 18 books
- Cowboys 4 of 18 books
- Implements, utensils 4 of 18 books
- Experiments 3 of 18 books
- Science 3 of 18 books
- Time travel 3 of 18 books
- Bennet, elizabeth (fictitious character) 2 of 18 books